A-190 An Examination of the Equivalence of the in-Person and Remote Administration of the Feifer Assessment of Reading Screening Form

Abstract Objective As psychologists rely more on technology while navigating the digital world, we must adapt existing assessment tools. In response to this need, a process was designed for conducting remote administration of the Feifer Assessment of Reading Screening Form (FAR Screening Form; Feifer, 2015), which was designed to identify children “at risk” for developmental dyslexia. Our current study evaluates the equivalence between remote, online administration and in-person administration of the FAR Screening Form. Method This is a paired case control study in which 70 participants were administered the FAR Screening Form in an online, remote format, following a specific procedure to retain the validity of scores. These individuals were matched based on age, sex, education, and race with participants from the standardization sample of the FAR Screening Form. Results Independent-samples t-tests were conducted, and determined no significant effect of administration format for scores on the Phonemic Awareness (PA) and Semantic Concepts (SC) subtests, as well as the overall FAR Screening Index. Rapid Automatic Naming (RAN), a speeded subtest, showed a significant effect for administration format. Due to this effect, a new FAR Remote Screening Index (SRI) was created that includes only the PA and SC subtests. The SRI has demonstrated reliability and validity consistent with the FAR Screening Index. Conclusions The present study suggests that remote and in-person administrations of the PA and SC subtests of the FAR Screening Form are generally equivalent. During remote administration, it’s not recommended to use the RAN subtest; the SRI should be used to derive the screening index score.

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Relationship between falls and Fall Risk Increasing Drugs. A retrospective case control study

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.1384 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽

Author(s):

N Tiwana ◽

A Pietronigro ◽

M Mosillo ◽

N Principi ◽

D Carnevali ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Fall Risk ◽

Case Control Study ◽

Holistic Approach ◽

Case Control ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

Screening Tools ◽

Risk Of Falling ◽

Retrospective Case ◽

Control Study

Abstract Background Falls and fall-related injuries are a major public health issue which needs global attention due to its clinical and socioeconomic impact. Inpatient falls are the most common adverse event in hospital. Important risk factors for falls are polypharmacy and the assumption of so-called Fall Risk Increasing Drugs (FRIDs). Aims of our study were to investigate the associations between falls and the use of medications among inpatients by conducting a retrospective case-control study in a rehabilitation hospital in Northern Italy in 2018. Methods Three unique control for each faller, matched by age, sex and hospitalization ward, were selected. A Conditional Logistic Regression was performed to analyze the impact that 13 types of FRIDs individually and the number of administrated FRIDs had on the risk of falling. A second regression model was obtained adjusting the case-control matching for CIRS, Morse and Barthel scores. Results We identified 148 cases and 444 controls. 3 types of FRIDs were significantly correlated (p < 0,05) with an increased risk of falling: Antipsychotics [OR:1,98;CI 95%:1,01-3,89], Antidepressants [OR:2,18;CI 95%:1,32-3,59], Diuretics [OR:1,71;CI 95%:1,09-2,68]. Antidepressants were the only type of FRID significantly correlated (p = 0,008) even in the model adjusted for CIRS, Morse and Barthel scores [OR:2,00;CI 95%:1,20-3,34]. The unadjusted model showed that the addition of one type of FRID to therapy was significantly associated with the fall event (p < 0.05) [OR:1.21;CI 95%: 1.05 - 1.40]. Conclusions Assumption of drugs and polypharmacy could play a role in hospital falling. Recently developed fall risk assessment tools suffer from low specificity and sensitivity and do not assess these risk factors. A holistic approach with a multidimensional evaluation of the patient through screening tools, functional assessment tools and a full medical evaluation should be improved. Key messages Drugs may represent an important variable in determining the risk of falls in hospitalized patients, but they should not be considered alone. Screening tools for fall risk should take into account polypharmacy such as other intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors within an holistic approach.

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A-198 An Examination of the Equivalence of the in-Person and Remote Administration of the Identi-fi: A Test of Visual Organization and Recognition

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology ◽

10.1093/arclin/acab062.216 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 36 (6) ◽

pp. 1253-1253

Author(s):

Carrie Champ Morera ◽

Alicia Carrillo ◽

Cecil R Reynolds ◽

Robert J McCaffrey

Keyword(s):

Visual Recognition ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

Digital World ◽

Visual Matching ◽

Race Ethnicity ◽

Organizational Ability ◽

Visual Organization ◽

Online Format ◽

Size Estimates ◽

Control Study

Abstract Objective As psychologists rely more on technology while navigating the digital world, we must adapt existing assessment tools. In response to this need, a process was designed for conducting remote administration of the Identi-Fi: A Test of Visual Organization and Recognition (Reynolds & McCaffrey, 2020), which measures visual organizational ability through Visual Recognition and Visual Matching tasks. Our current study evaluates the equivalence between remote, online administration and traditional, in-person administration of the Identi-Fi. Method This is a paired case control study in which 106 participants were administered the Identi-Fi in an online, remote format over a videoconferencing platform, following a specific procedure to retain the validity of scores. These individuals were matched based on sex, age group, and race/ethnicity with participants from the standardization sample of the Identi-Fi, which was administered in-person. Results Independent-samples t-tests were conducted and determined there were no significant differences in the subtest T scores between the in-person and remote administration formats. Additionally, index scores between the in-person (M = 99.74, SD = 10.32) and remote (M = 97.18, SD = 12.54) administrations were similar and not statistically significant, t(210) = −1.621, p = 0.11. Effect size estimates (Cohen’s d and omega squared) for all t-tests were small, indicating no significant effects across the remote and in-person administration of the Identi-Fi. Conclusions The present study suggests that all subtests on the Identi-Fi, when given in the remote, online format in the specified procedure evaluated in this study, are generally equivalent, and examiners can use the norms of the traditional test.

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Association of Depression and Stress in Acute Myocardial Infarction: a case-control study

Revista de la Facultad de Medicina ◽

10.15446/revfacmed.v63n3.50860 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 63 (3) ◽

pp. 439-448 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Patricia RM Goldfeld ◽

Luciana S. Soares ◽

Waldomiro C. Manfroi

Keyword(s):

Myocardial Infarction ◽

Social Support ◽

Family History ◽

Sudden Death ◽

Sex Education ◽

Case Control Study ◽

Sedentary Lifestyle ◽

Cardiac Symptoms ◽

History Of ◽

Control Study

Background: Psychosocial factors have been reported to be independently associated with coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the stress variable is still sub detailed and there are few studies that used coronary angiography (CA) to assess CAD.Objectives: To compare levels of depression, stress and stressful life events in three groups of individuals: post-MI (Myocardial Infarction) patients; patients presenting symptoms and no previous MI, who underwent cardiac catheterization and had non-significant obstructive CAD and individuals with no symptoms of cardiac disease or others diseases.Methods: We conducted a case-control study, with two cases groups and one control group. The study included 105 patients with recent Myocardial Infarction (MI group), 101 patients with cardiac symptoms and normal CA (CS group), and 100 patients without symptoms of disease (NS group). Multivariate logistic regression was used to assess, stress and vital events, with an Odds Ratio of 95% confidence interval (CI), controlling for age, sex, education level, income, social support group, Body Mass Index (BMI), sedentary lifestyle and family history of MI or sudden death.Results: MI patients group showed depression with an OR= 4.47(95% CI, 2:36 to 8:46, p<.001), and stress OR= 5.37(95%CI, 2.94-9.78, p <.001) whereas CS group showed depression: OR= 6.95(95%CI, 3.64-13.28, p <.001) and stress: OR = 9.18 (95%CI, 4.73-17.82, p <.001) compared to patients without symptoms. After adjusting for risk factors: age, sex, education, income, social support, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, family history of MI or sudden death, the OR showed the following variation: in the MI group, depression OR= 2.51 (95%CI, 1:05 to 5:98, p = .038), stress, OR= 8.76(95%CI, 3:48 to 22:01, p <.001), and CS group, depression OR= 3.25(95%CI, 1.40-7.55,p <01) and stress OR= 12.24 (95%, CI, 4.81-31.14, p <.001). The raised effect of variable stress after adjustment was promoted by the age, sex and physical inactivity variables, and did not affect the significance level (p <.001).Conclusions: This study has demonstrated that subjects with cardiac symptoms without overt CAD, present similar depression and/or stress levels than post-MI patients. And also, post-MI patients and CS patients have more stress and depression than controls, even when adjusted for age, sex, education level, family income, social support, obesity, sedentary lifestyle and family history of MI and / or sudden death.

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Dietary inflammatory index and odds of colorectal cancer in a case-control study from Jordan

Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism ◽

10.1139/apnm-2017-0035 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 42 (7) ◽

pp. 744-749 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Nitin Shivappa ◽

James R. Hébert ◽

Susan E. Steck ◽

Lorne J. Hofseth ◽

Ihab Shehadah ◽

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Keyword(s):

Colorectal Cancer ◽

Sex Education ◽

Case Control Study ◽

Middle Eastern ◽

Continuous Variable ◽

Case Control ◽

Dietary Inflammatory Index ◽

Logistic Regression Models ◽

Inflammatory Index ◽

Control Study

Dietary components that promote inflammation of the colon have been suggested to be risk factors in the development of colorectal cancer (CRC). The possible link between inflammatory potential of diet and CRC has been investigated in several developed or Western countries. Despite the fact that dietary choices in the Middle East differ markedly from those in the West, results have not been reported from any study conducted in a Middle-Eastern population. We examined the association between dietary inflammatory index (DII) scores and CRC in a case-control study conducted in Jordan. This study included 153 histopathologically confirmed CRC cases and 202 disease-free control subjects’ frequency matched on age, sex, and occupation. Data were collected between January 2010 and December 2012, using interviewer-administered questionnaires. DII scores were computed from dietary data reported using a food frequency questionnaire. Logistic regression models were used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) adjusted for age, sex, education, physical activity, body mass index, smoking, and family history of CRC. Subjects with higher DII scores were at increased odds of CRC, with the DII being used both as a continuous variable (ORcontinuous = 1.45, 95% CI: 1.13–1.85; 1-unit increase corresponding to ≈20% of its range in the current study) and as a categorical variable (ORtertile 3 vs tertile 1 = 2.13, 95%CI: 1.23–3.72). Our results, based on a Jordanian population, add to the growing literature indicating that a pro-inflammatory diet is associated with increased odds of CRC.

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